The Government has been accused of dragging its feet over concerns surrounding women affected by changes to the state pension age. A Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) report ruled in March that some women born in the 1950s were not adequately informed about the impact of the changes. Labour MP Richard Burgon called on the Government to bring forward a vote on a compensation package for affected women before the summer, while Tory MP Marco Longhi urged ministers to work “at pace”. Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride said “there will be no undue delay” in the Government’s response to the report. During work and pensions questions, Mr Burgon (Leeds East) told the Commons: “A new poll today shows two-thirds of people think the Government should urgently pay fair compensation to all those Waspi (Women Against State Pension Inequality) women.” He added: “It’s been over six weeks since the Secretary of State got the parliamentary ombudsman’s final report, but nearly three years since the ombudsman said the DWP had committed maladministration through their failure to properly inform affected women of the state pension age changes. “So with a Waspi woman dying every 13 minutes, time is not on their...